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| Date: | Monday 3 January 1944 |
| Time: | 02:15 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 83 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | ND330 |
| MSN: | OL-O |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Weißenberge, Wahrenholz, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Gransden Lodge, Cambridgeshire |
Takeoff at 00:07 hrs for an operation to Berlin.
Whilst on loan to 405 Sqdn, the aircraft was hit by Flak and crashed.
Crew:-
Pilot : Warrant Officer Arthur William Robinson RAFVR 1015525 [Killed]
Flight Engineer : Sergeant William John Blakely RCAF R/165968 [Killed]
Navigator : Flying Officer Donald James Elliott RCAF J/22208 [Killed]
Bomb Aimer : Flight Sergeant George Rhys Evans RAFVR 656618 [Killed]
Wireless Operator / Air Gunner : Flight Sergeant Joseph Desmond Clarke RAFVR 1162204 [Killed]
Mid-Upper Gunner : Flight Sergeant Jack Anderson RAFVR 1217743 [Killed]
Rear Gunner : Warrant Officer Class II Thomas Harold Nolan RCAF R/82062 [Killed]
All lie at the Hanover War Cemetery, Germany (52.377026 / 9.654365)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=ND330
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database http://robdavistelford.co.uk/webspace/raf_bc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Dec-2019 09:29 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 26-Jun-2025 06:59 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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